A thin P-type silicon sample is uniformly illuminated with light which generates excess carriers. The recombination rate is directly proportional to
A. The minority carrier mobility
B. The minority carrier recombination lifetime
C. The majority carrier concentration
D. The excess minority carrier concentration
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As the Fermi energy of silver is 8.8 × 10-19 joule, the velocity of the fastest electron in silver at 0°K (Given: Rest mass of electron = 9.1 × 10-31 kg) is
A. 3.33 × 105 m/s
B. 1.39 × 106 m/s
C. 4.40 × 107 m/s
D. 3 × 108 m/s
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The intrinsic carrier concentration of silicon sample at 300 K is 1.5 × 1016 /m3 . If after doping, the number of majority carriers is 5 × 1020 /m3 , the minority carrier density is
A. 4.50 × 1011 /m3
B. 3.33 × 104 /m3
C. 5.00 × 1020 /m3
D. 3.00 × 10-5 /m3
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How many layers of material does a transistor have?
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In JFET, when operated above the pinch-off voltage, the
A. Depletion region becomes smaller
B. Drain current starts decreasing
C. Drain current remains practically constant
D. Drain current increases steeply
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In an intrinsic semiconductor, breaking of a covalent bond results in the generation of:
A. An electron in the conduction band and a hole in the valence band
B. An electron in the valence band and a hole in the conduction band
C. An electron and a hole in the conduction band
D. An electron and a hole in the valence band
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Depletion type MOSFET operates in:
A. Depletion Model only
B. Enhancement Mode only
C. Both depletion and enhancement mode
D. None of the above
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What current does I = Aq ( L P N D D P + L n N A D n ) n i 2 , represent in p-n junction diode? (Where the symbols have their usual meaning)
A. Forward current
B. Diffusion current
C. Drift current
D. Reverse saturation current
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In a MOSFET, the pinch-off voltage refers to
A. drain-to-source voltage at which drain-to-source current is zero
B. gate-to-source voltage at which gate-to-source current is zero
C. drain-to-source voltage at which gate-to-source current is zero
D. gate-to-source voltage at which drain-to-source current is zero
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Which of the following statements is not true for hole?
A. Holes may constitute an electric current
B. Holes can be considered as a net positive charge
C. Holes can exist in any material including conductors
D. Holes can exist in certain semi-conductor material only
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Major characteristic of a liquid crystal compounds used in LCD is:
A. Circular shared molecules
B. Triangular shaped molecules
C. Rod shaped molecules
D. Liquid in nature
E. Brightness
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CC amplifier has
A. High Ri and high Ro
B. Low Ri and low Ro
C. Low Ri and high Ro
D. High Ri and low Ro
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Germanium and silicon photo sensors have their maximum spectral response in the
A. infrared region
B. ultraviolet region
C. visible region
D. X-ray region
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An intrinsic semiconductor at the absolute zero temperature
A. Has a large number of holes
B. Behaves like an insulator
C. Has a few holes and the same number of electrons
D. Behaves like a metallic conductor
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The intrinsic carrier density at 300 K is 1.5 × 1010 /cm3 , in silicon for n-type silicon doped to 2.25 × 1015 atoms/cm3 , the equilibrium electron and hole densities are
A. n = 1.5 × 1015 , p = 1.5 × 1010 /cm3
B. n = 1.5 × 1010 , p = 2.25 × 1015 /cm3
C. n = 2.25 × 1015 , p = 1.0 × 105 /cm3
D. n = 1.5 × 1010 , p = 1.5 × 1010 /cm3
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Given V = 8V, L = 2m, Vd = 2 × 104 , Find the electric field in V/m and mobility µ in m2 /V-sec.
A. 16, 80k
B. 4, 5k
C. 8, 2k
D. 4, 4k
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Which of the following quantities cannot be measured/determined using Hall effect?
A. Type of semiconductor (p or n)
B. Mobility of charge carriers
C. Diffusion constant
D. Carrier concentration
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Consider the following statements:
X-rays are used for lithography in IC technology because
1. high resolution is achievable
2. scattering effects are small
3. they can be focused easily
4. they can be deflected easily
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 1 and 4
D. 2 and 3
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An n-type silicon sample of 10-3 m length and 10-10 m2 cross sectional area has an impurity concentration of 5 × 1020 atom/m3 . If mobility of majority carries is 0.125 m2 /v-sec, then the resistance of the sample will be . . . . . . . .
A. 4 MΩ
B. 1 MΩ
C. 25 kΩ
D. 5 kΩ
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The concentration of minority carriers in an extrinsic semiconductor under equilibrium is
A. Directly proportional to the intrinsic concentration
B. Inversely proportional to the intrinsic concentration
C. Directly proportional to the doping concentration
D. Inversely proportional to the doping concentration
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